Everybody knows how important the eyes are. Eyes are located in our face and they enable us to see this world and make us to carry out our activities easily. It is known that even a day without proper vision would make our lives very difficult. It is said that 80% of what we perceive comes through the sense of sight. Hence it is very important that we must take care of our eyes well. By protecting our eyes, the possibilities of blindness and loss of vision would be lowered in us. The date 11th of October 2018 is World Sight Day and it is an annual day of awareness to focus on vision impairment and blindness. By quitting smoking, going for regular eye tests plus by consuming nutritious foods, by being careful while applying cosmetics etc we could take care of our eyes well.
There are certain juices that could be consumed for our eyesight to be superb.
ABC or apple, beetroot and carrot juice:
The beta-carotene in carrot gets converted to vitamin A which is good for the eye health. The presence of lutein and zeaxanthin supports macular and retinal health. Our eye health could be boosted by the flavonoids in apples. Hence this ABC juice is tremendous for our eyesight.
Tomato juice:
We could get protection from eye issues like cataract and age related macular degeneration etc by the intake of tomato juice. The presence of lycopene, vitamin C, beta-carotene, lutein etc in tomatoes does superbly in protecting our eyes.
Aloevera juice:
There are vitamins A, B, C and E in aloevera and they act as free radicals. This juice also has zinc, selenium and magnesium and these are superb for our eyesight. The reduction in the opacity of crystalline lens in the case of cataracts is possible by intake of aloevera juice. The antioxidant as well as anti-inflammatory properties of aloevera are fantastic for improving our vision.
Blueberry juice:
This is also one important juice that could be taken by us for our vision to be superb. By consuming blueberry juice the risk of getting cataract, glaucoma etc would be lowered in us. Hence this juice must be consumed by us. Another important benefit is this juice also fights the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and improves our memory capacity etc.
Spinach, kale and broccoli juice:
These green vegetables are rich in antioxidants namely lutein and zeaxanthin that are tremendous for our eyesight. Issues like age related macular degeneration could be avoided by the intake of this juice rich in antioxidants. By absorbing the blue light our retina gets protected by these antioxidants.
Orange juice:
It is now revealed that by consuming orange juice our eyesight could be protected from deteriorating up to 60 percent and that is superb. The blood vessels in our eyes are kept strong and stable by vitamin C present in the oranges. Formation of issues like cataract would be lowered in us. This orange juice is also good for the pregnant mothers as the folate present in orange juice could help during foetal vision development.